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A: Electrical equivalent circuit of an axon membrane in action potential generation, which is composed of the capacity representing the dielectric properties of the membrane, and the Na+, K+ and leak conductance with their different batteries. B: Action potential (Vm) and underlying behaviors of Na+ and K+ channels (gNa, gK). Approximate equilibrium potentials for Na+ (ENa) and K+ (EK) are also shown in the figure.

Substituting these into the equation just above, we get I0 = V/Rm + Cm(dV/dt) ∴ dV/dt = -(1/CmRm)(V-I0Rm) in which Io and Rm are constants. Therefore, -1 d(V-I0Rm) = (V-I0Rm) dt CmRm We can then take the integral of both sides: -1 0Rm) ∫d(V-I =∫ dt V-I0Rm CmRm ∴ log(V-I0Rm) = -1 t + A (A: integration constant) CmRm At the start (t=0), the voltage is zero (V=0). Inputting these values into the equation just above, we obtain A= log(-I0Rm) (Io<0). Substituting this relation into the equation above, log(V-I0Rm) = -1 t +log(-I0Rm) CmRm ∴ log{-V/(I0Rm)+1} = -1 t CmRm ∴ -V/(I0Rm)+1 = e-t/(CmRm) ∴ V = I0Rm(1-e-t/(CmRm) ) (2-7) Temporal changes in voltage of the capacitor (Vc) to a step current are shown in Fig.

In this hypothesis, the relation between ionic current (I) and potential (V) across the membrane with a permeability (P) is described as follows: Electrical Properties of Neurons 41 Z2F2V Cout-Cin eZFV/RT * (2-10) 1- eZFV/RT RT When we plot the current to the voltage (I-V relation) according to this equation with changes in the ratio of the outer concentration to the inner concentration, they do not necessarily show a linear relation: the larger the concentration ratio, the stronger the deviation from a straight line.